Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 1996 / Notices

11864 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 1996 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [UT±040±1020] —A concise statement as to why the public lands affected by this closure are protester believes the BLM State described as follows: Environmental Statements; Cedar City Director is incorrect. District, UT New Mexico Principal Meridian Dated: March 14, 1996. T. 13 N., R. 4 E., AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, G. William Lamb, Secs. 14, Lots 13 to 15, inclusive, Interior. State Director, Utah. NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; S1⁄2SE1⁄4; ACTION: Notice of Availability. [FR Doc. 96–6897 Filed 3–21–96; 8:45 am] 15, Lot 10; BILLING CODE 4310±DQ±P 22, Lots 7, 8, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4; SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 23, N1⁄2, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4; Management, Cedar City District, Dixie 24, N1⁄2. Resource Area, has completed an [CO±930±1430±01; COC 58542] T. 13 N., R. 5 E., Environmental Analysis (EA)/Finding of Secs. 19, Lots 1, 3, N1⁄2; No Significant Impact (FONSI) of the Notice of Realty Action; Non- 20, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4, Competitive Sale of Lands NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4; Proposed Plan Amendment to the Virgin 29, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4; River Management Framework Plan. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 30, SE1⁄4; The Proposed Amendment involves the Interior. 30, SE1⁄4; addition of five new land exchange ACTION: Designation of public lands 31, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4. criteria. located in Archuleta County, Colorado, Aggregating approximately 2,499,09 acres. DATES: The protest period for this as being suitable for disposal out of The areas not included in the Proposed Plan Amendment will federal ownership through sale. shooting closure are described as commence with the date of publication SUMMARY: follows: of this notice and last for 30 days. The following described Protests must be received on or before public lands have been determined to be T. 13 N., R. 4 E., April 22, 1996. suitable for disposal by sale utilizing 1 Sec. 13, Lots 6 to 9, S ⁄2; non-competitive procedures, at not less 1 1 1 1 ADDRESSES: Protests must be addressed Sec. 14, Lot 12, SE ⁄4SE ⁄4, S ⁄2SE ⁄4; than the fair market value as determined Sec. 23, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4. to the Director (480), Bureau of Land T. 13 N., R. 5 E., Management, Resource Planning Team, by an appraisal completed by a Federal Sec. 18, Lots 1 to 6, inclusive, S1⁄2SE1⁄4; Box 10, 1620 L Street, N.W., or independent appraiser using the Sec. 17, Lots 1 to 4, Inclusive, S1⁄2S1⁄2. Washington, D.C. 20036 within 30 days principles contained in the ‘‘Uniform Aggregating approximately 1,092.27 acres. after the date of publication of this Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Notice of Availability. Acquisitions’’. Authority for the sale is The Public Service Company of New Section 203 of Public Law 94–597, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Mexico powerline will serve as the Federal Land Policy and Management Crisp, Area Manager, Dixie Resource south boundary for the Open Area and Act of 1976. the north boundary for the Closure Area Area, Cedar City District at 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84770, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado with an exception in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of section 23, T. 13 N., R. 4 E., NMPM. (801) 673–4654. Copies of the proposed T. 32 N., R. 2 W., (The westerly bank of Las Huertas Creek Plan Amendment are available for Sec. 2, lot 7, and the easterly of the PNM substation review at the Dixie Resource Area. Containing 3.48 acres. will serve as the boundary for this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This The lands will not be offered for sale exception.) The BLM will be posting action is announced pursuant to Section until at least 60 days after the date of signs on the southerly boundary of the 202(a) of the Federal Land Management publication of this notice in the Federal exemption area. Act (1976) and 43 CFR Part 1610. This Register. This land is being offered as a Proposed Amendment is subject to The purpose of this action is to direct non-competitive sale to Navajo protests by any party who has enhance visitor safety on public lands, River Ranch, L.C.C. BLM has participated in the planning process. to minimize conflict, and adhere to the determined a direct sale is necessary to Protest must be specific and contain the concept of multiple use. This protect existing equities in the land and following information: designation remains in effect until to resolve an unauthorized occupancy of further notice. The purpose of this —The name, mailing address, phone the land. shooting closure is to ensure public number, and interest of the person In the event of sale, the mineral safety on public lands. This closure filing the protest. interests shall be conveyed order is in accordance with the —A statement of the issue(s) being simultaneously with the surface provisions of 43 CFR 8364.1, and protested. interest. The mineral interests being applies to all persons. —A statement of the part(s) of the offered for conveyance have no known proposed amendment being protested mineral value. Upon acceptance of a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe and citing pages, paragraphs, maps direct sale offer, the purchaser shall be Jaramillo, Realty Specialist, Bureau of etc., of the Proposed Plan required to make application for Land Management, Rio Puerco Resource Amendment. conveyance of those mineral interests. Area, 435 Montano NE., Albuquerque, —A copy of all documents addressing Upon publication of this notice in the New Mexico 87107, (505) 761–8779. the issue(s) submitted by the protestor Federal Register, the lands will be Michael R. Ford, during the planning process or a segregated from all forms of District Manager. reference to the date when the appropriation under the public land [FR Doc. 96–6898 Filed 3–21–96; 8:45 am] protester discussed the issue(s) for the laws, including the general mining law. BILLING CODE 4310±FB±M record. This segregation will terminate upon Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 1996 / Notices 11865 issuance of a patent or 270 days from The plat representing the dependent These surveys were executed to meet the date of this publication. The patent, resurvey of portions of the Second certain administrative needs of the when issued, will contain a reservation Standard Parallel South (south Southern Ute Indian Reservation. for a right-of-way thereon for ditches boundary T. 10 S., R. 70 W.), a portion The following plats, accepted and canals constructed by the authority of the subdivisional lines, and the September 14, 1995, were found to have of the United States, Act of August 30, subdivision of section 34, in Township errors requiring corrections: 1890, 26 Stat. 391, 443 U.S.C. 945. 10 South, Range 70 West, Sixth The three plats representing the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group dependent surveys, and metes and information about this sale is available 1050, was accepted January 9, 1996. bounds surveys for Southern Ute Tribe for review at the Bureau of Land The plat representing the dependent Homesites, in sections 6, 27, and 33 in Management, San Juan Resource Area resurvey of portions of the west Township 33 North, Range 7 West, New Office, 701 Camino del Rio, Durango, boundary, a portion of west boundary of Mexico Principal Meridian, Group 980, Colorado 81301. Comments shall be T. 50 N., R. 5 W., and a portion of the Colorado and the plat representing the submitted by May 6, 1996, to the San subdivisional lines, and the subdivision dependent resurvey and metes and Juan Resource Area Manager, who may of certain sections, in Township 50 bounds surveys for Southern Ute Tribe sustain, vacate, or modify this realty North, Range 51⁄2 West, New Mexico Homesites, in section 23 in Township action. In the absence of any adverse Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group 34 North, Range 7 West (South of the comments, this realty action will 969, was accepted January 24, 1996. Ute Line), New Mexico Principal become the final determination of the These surveys were executed to meet Meridian, Group 1036, Colorado. 1995. Department of the Interior. certain administrative needs of the U.S. Proper notations were made upon the plats and they were accepted January Dated: March 11, 1996. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. 12, 1996. The plat representing the dependent Jenny L. Saunders, All inquiries should be sent to the resurvey of portions of the subdivisional Realty Officer, Division of Resource Services, Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land lines and the subdivision of a portion of Colorado State Office. Management, 2850 Youngfield Street, sections 18 and 19 in Township 33 [FR Doc. 96–6813 Filed 3–21–96; 8:45 am] Lakewood, Colorado 80215. BILLING CODE 4310±JB±M North, Range 9 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, Group Darryl A. Wilson, 1041, was accepted January 12, 1996. Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado. [CO±956±96±1420±00] The plat representing the dependent [FR Doc. 96–6894 Filed 3–21–96; 8:45 am] resurvey of portions of the east BILLING CODE 4310±JB±P Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey boundary, subdivisional lines, and the March 15, 1996. subdivision of a portions of sections 13 [ID±957±1420±00] and 24 in Township 33 North, Range 10 The plats of survey of the following West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, described land, will be officially filed in Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey Colorado, Group 1041, was accepted the Colorado State Office, Bureau of January 12, 1996. The plat of the following described Land Management, Lakewood, land was officially filed in the Idaho Colorado, effective 10:00 am., March 15, The plat representing the metes and bounds survey of a Southern Ute Home State Office, Bureau of Land 1996. Management, Boise, Idaho, effective Site number SUHS–23–78 in the N 1⁄2 of The plat, in 12 sheets, representing 9:00 a.m., March 15, 1996. the NW 1⁄4 of the NE 1⁄4 in Section 9, the dependent resurvey of the west and The plat representing the corrective north boundaries, a portion of the Township 33 North, Range 7 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Group 980, dependent resurvey of portion a portion subdivisional lines, certain mineral of the subdivisional lines and of the claims, or portions thereof, certain Colorado, accepted on September 14, 1995, was cancelled on January 12, subdivision of section 12, T. 48 N., R. segregated mineral portions, or portions 2 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group No. thereof, and a portion of the subdivision 1996. A new plat was accepted January 29, 1996. 933, was accepted, March 15, 1996. of section 6 in Township 1 North, Range This survey was executed to meet 72 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, The plat representing the metes and certain administrative needs of the Group 875, Colorado, was accepted bounds survey of a Southern Ute Home Bureau of Land Management. All January 31, 1996. Site number SUHS–34–78 in the SE 1⁄4 1 inquiries concerning the survey of the The plat representing the dependent of the NE ⁄4 in Section 13U, Township above described land must be sent to the resurvey of a portion of the Georgetown 34 North, Range 7 West, South of the Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State Townsite and a portion of M.S. No. Ute Line, New Mexico Principal Office, Bureau of Land Management, 17365, Sentinel Lode, in Township 4 Meridian, Group 1036, Colorado, 3380 Americana Terrace, Boise, Idaho, South, Range 74 West, Sixth Principal accepted on September 14, 1995, was 83706–2500. Meridian, Colorado, Group 1074, was cancelled effective March 5, 1996, 1996. accepted February 6, 1996. A new plat was accepted March 5, 1996, Dated: March 15, 1996. These surveys were executed to meet 1996. Duane E. Olsen, certain administrative needs of this The plat representing the metes and Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho. Bureau. bounds survey of a Southern Ute Home [FR Doc. 96–6893, Filed 3–21–96; 8:45 am] The plat representing the dependent Site number SUHS–33–78 in the NW 1⁄4 BILLING CODE 4310±GG±M resurvey of portions of the south and of the SW 1⁄4 in Section 3, Township 32 east boundaries, the subdivisional lines, North, Range 7 West, New Mexico and the subdivision of certain sections Principal Meridian, Group 970, [WY±989±1050±00±P] in Township 35 North, Range 3 West, Colorado, accepted on September 14, Filing of Plats of Survey; Wyoming New Mexico Principal Meridian, 1995, was cancelled effective March 5, Colorado, Group 1007, was accepted 1996. A new plat was accepted March AGENCY: Bureau of Land Managment, January 24, 1996. 5, 1996. Interior.